What They Told Us

They told us that allowing law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons would turn our streets into rivers of blood.



They told us that taking trillions of dollars and giving it to those "who truly needed it" would cure poverty.



They told us that giving home loans to those who couldn't afford them would make the American dream achievable for all.



They told us that paying into the Social Security "Trust Fund" would guarantee a comfortable retirement for everyone.



They told us that allowing teachers to unionize in public schools would help inner city students reach for the stars.



They told us that the federal government could run a guaranteed, affordable health care program for seniors forever.



They told us that the new employment paradigm consisted of millions of "green jobs".



They told us that their support for immoral and criminal behavior wouldn't result in the breakdown of the two-parent family.



They told us that spending trillions on Stimulus programs would heal a damaged economy.



They told us that raising taxes on corporations and "the rich" would create more jobs.



They told us that our borders were "as secure as they've ever been".



They told us that intentionally restricting access to our own sources of energy would reduce dependence on foreign oil.



They told us that spreading unemployment benefits and food stamps far and wide would help the economy.



They told us that, despite other failed government health care programs, they could successfully take over the entire medical system.



They told us that their record-breaking borrowing could never result in a downgrade of the United States' AAA credit rating.



They told us that "the Constitution doesn't matter".



They told us that anyone who opposes their unconstitutional, un-American, reckless and failed policies are racists.



Well, I'm here to tell you:



Everything they told us was a lie.



Everything they told us was wrong.



Intentionally, diabolically, criminally wrong.



And if we don't vote out every Democrat politician -- at every level of government -- in 2012, this beautiful Republic, this magnificent country, this bastion of free enterprise and private property rights, this shining city on a hill... well, it will be finished.




Related: Don't cry for me, America.

Larwyn's Linx: More Evidence of a Thoroughly Unvetted President

Have a great link you'd like me to review? Drop me an email. Bloggers: you can install a Larwyn's Linx blog widget!

Nation

More Evidence of a Thoroughly Unvetted President: BG

White House 'furious' Boehner made them postpone speech: Hot Air

Democrats Distancing Themselves From Obama: NatlJrnl



Proof: Obama Tried to Use Joint Speech As Political Ploy: BG

If Romney Represents The Tea Party, The Tea Party Is Dead: RWN

Bachmann draws Thatcher foreign policy comparison: AP



Left paints the campaign as a religious war: York

What’s Wrong With American Politics In One Tiny Rally: RWN

Jarrett-managed slums to be torn down with federal cash: Marathon

Economy

“At N.L.R.B., Flurry of Acts for Unions as Chief Exits”: ProWis

SC Gov. Haley Calls on 'Cowardly' Obama: Disband NLRB: Tatler

Goodbye High Frequency Trading: Regulators Seek HFT Algos: ZH



Obama’s Jobs Speech to Offer More Failed Stimulus: PJM

Gibson CEO on DOJ: Like 'something from an Orwell novel': Malkin

Spending, not entitlements, created huge deficit : York

Climate & Energy

A Victory for "Big Oil": BMW

Obama blames Europe for his Green Jobs failure: Exam

Nissan Leaf outselling Chevy Volt 2 to 1, can GM catch up?: Jalopnik

Media

“White House: Only ‘Fervent Partisan’ Would Suggest Obama To Blame For Job Losses”: ProWis

Black conservative to Maxine Waters: “Hell is in the black communities that the CBC serves”: Scoop

A Democrat's 'race-baiting' Tea Party attack: 'Beyond the pale'?: The Week



AP: Carson Only Used a 'Lynching Metaphor' in Black Caucus Speech: NB

Despicable NBC News 'Analyst' Richard Wolffe: Opposition to Obama is Racism: BlogProf

Obama jobs speech up against Packers: Exam



The Lightworker has lost his Pilot Light: Driscoll

Hatred Never Holidays: CFP

Robert Reich: Government Must Spend More to Get Out of Debt: Malkin

World

The Administration Takes on ‘Islamophobia’: White House gives free-speech opponents a megaphone: NRO

U.N. Report says Gaza blockade legal and Israel faced “organized and violent resistance” by flotilla: LegalIns

California Dream Act for Illegal Aliens Approved by State Senate: WZ



Self-Defense Story of the Day: Malkin

Islamic Spring… Libyan Rebels Release Hundreds of Pro-Al-Qaeda Militants From Prison: GWP

W Gets A Third Term In The Middle East: Mead

Sci-Tech

The Onion’s Digital Guru Explains How To Use Tech (And Why Chaos Is Great): LifeHacker

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7: Dual-core chip, new screen: CNet

Sony unveils world's first 3D head-mounted display that is as immersive as 'sitting in a cinema': Daily Mail (UK)

Cornucopia

The Truth About Being a Hero: Marlantes

The Essence of Lady M: She’s Black and Beautiful! WTF?: MOTUS

‘Misunderstood’ Youth Football Players Terrorize Referee: SHN



NASCAR Drivers Blow Off Obama Invite to White House: GWP

Now all Obama needs for his jobs speech is an intro by Hank Williams, Jr.: WyBlog

No Time to Rest: LegalIns



Image: St. Louis Publisher Harassed After Releasing 9-11 Coloring Book for Kids

Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Michele Bachmann for President

QOTD: "The worst part is that, with the economy on the brink of a double-dip and consumer confidence falling off a cliff, this guy’s mind is still so preoccupied with the campaign that he can’t muster a moment of presidential leadership without counterprogramming it against a Republican primary event." --Allahpundit

Pure Marketing Genius: Direct Mail Piece Contains Live 9mm Round With Super Clever Headline - "If you had just one shot..."

The folks at PublicIntel got a hold of an example of pure, unmitigated fail courtesy of a marketing company called ATX Global. Federal officials recently sent out the following warning to state and local law enforcement:

...The FBI has been notified that ATX Global, an online marketing company, has mailed approximately 730 envelopes that include a marketing letter with an affixed live 9mm Luger PPU round. The ammo was used to catch the reader’s attention corresponding with the first line, “If you had just One Shot…” This mass mailing did not specifically target gun and ammo businesses.



...The FBI and US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) contacted ATX Global and confirmed that they are an online marketing company who works with all industries. The USPIS has requested all zip codes that the envelopes were mailed to. This bulletin is provided for your situational awareness in the event you or someone in your jurisdiction receives these letters.

Let me take a wild guess: the head of ATX Global's marketing department is a Democrat.

Boom: Congressional Investigators Find Evidence of a Gunwalker Coverup

You've got to give CBS credit on two fronts: they've doggedly pursued the biggest DC scandal since Watergate and they fired Dan Rather.

Congressional investigators tell CBS News there's evidence the U.S. Attorney's office in Arizona sought to cover up a link between their controversial gunwalking operation known as "Fast and Furious" and the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.



Terry was murdered in Arizona near the US border last December. Two assault rifles ATF had allegedly allowed onto the street without interdiction were found at the scene...



...the lead prosecutor on Fast and Furious, Assistant US Attorney Emory Hurley, learned almost immediately that guns allowed onto the street in his case, had been recovered at Terry's murder. "(I)n the hours after Agent Terry's death," says the letter from Grassley and Issa, Hurley apparently "contemplated the connection between the two cases and sought to prevent the connection from being disclosed." The Justice Department recently transferred Hurley out of the criminal division into the civil division...



...An internal ATF email dated the day after Terry's death reveals the quick decision to not disclose the source of the weapons found at the murder scene: "... this way we do not divulge our current case (Fast and Furious) or the Border Patrol shooting case."



Another ATF email indicates that the justification both offices used to not charge the suspect with crimes related to the murder scene "was to not 'complicate' the FBI's investigation."



ATF whistleblowers revealed the link between the two cases to Congressional investigators and CBS News, saying their supervisors were attempting to cover it up.

To their credit, Reps. Grassley and Issa have announced they are expanding the Gunrunner investigation. Particularly galling:

...a court filing by the Phoenix office seeking to deny Mr. Terry’s family rights under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, and expressed concerns about conflicts of interest in prosecuting the Terry case. “Since your office directed and approved the daily tactical decisions in Operation Fast and Furious, it is hard to avoid the perception that a conflict of interest exists,” the two wrote.

What did Eric Holder know -- and when did he know it?



And just how high does the coverup go?




Related:

08/28/11: Heard about the New Mexico city officials smuggling guns to drug cartels in U.S. police cars?

07/17/11: ATF facilitated sales of guns to cartel members, who were actually FBI informants using taxpayer money

07/12/11: More proof that Holder lied and people died

Photos: Chinese Environmental Coalition Issues Scathing Report on Apple and Pollution

A report issued yesterday by the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (www.ipe.org.cn) says Apple Computer has made a conscious decision to "use polluting companies whilst sacrificing the environment and [surrounding] communities... so as to continue to grab for their own super profits [while turning] itself into a barrier to China’s pollution reduction."



The report, frankly, is downright frightening. The following is an excerpt, by no means complete, that alleges serious issues with Apple's supply chain in China.



Could someone tell the EPA so that they can pursue an investigation... overseas?

In the report titled ‘The Other Side of Apple,’ published January 2Oth, 2011, the coalition of environmental organizations brought to light many serious problems in Apple Inc.’s supply chain in China. After the report was published, Apple went on to issue their own annual CSR report in which they acknowledged, for the first time, that 137 workers had been poisoned by n-hexane while working at a production line for one of their products...



Yet, to this very day, some of the poisoned workers’ very reasonable demands for treatment and compensation have not been fully resolved. The workers have written three letters to Apple, but they have not received a word of reply. Furthermore, Apple remains completely non-responsive about the pollution cases raised by the environmental groups...



On the one hand Apple has been silent about its environmental and social responsibilities, yet at the same time, in order to satisfy the upsurge in market demand, the company continues to expand its supply chain in China..



...Apple Inc.’s policy of not commenting and to bury their heads in the sand when queries are raised by the public does not mean that the problems of pollution and poisoning within the supply chain will automatically vanish. On the contrary, its continuously expanding supply chain signifies that its environmental risks will also simultaneously increase. Faced with a stubbornly evasive Apple Inc., a number of Chinese environmental NGOs decided to dig deeper and to further investigate the environmental problems that exist within Apple’s supply chain. Through five months of research and field investigations we found that the pollution discharge from this enormous industrial empire has been expanding and spreading throughout its supply chain, seriously encroaching on the local communities and their environment.

...

Case 2 – Wuhan Meiko Electronics: Large Volumes of Wastewater Discharged into Surrounding Rivers and Lakes

[Meiko Electronics'] wastewater contains the heavy metals nickel and copper, local residents had misgivings about water pollution since the factory was first built... ...we discovered that the relevant departments had pushed Meiko Electronics to discharge treated water into their neighbor, Chenming Paper Factory’s, large discharge outlet, therefore reducing pollution emissions. We learned that the factory had a chlorine accident in April 2008 that led to the poisoning and hospitalization of 18 workers...



...Walking along the side of the drainage channel we were very startled to discover that the whole waterway was flowing with a milky white liquid. We rode in a small fishing boat out into Nantaizi Lake. The water in the lake was an ash grey color with white bubbles accompanying groups of black floating objects... [The lake] is directly linked to the Yangtze River meaning the contaminated water will eventually feed into the Yangtze River...



...After just a few drops of rain landed, steam appeared out of the polluted milky water in the tunnel entrance and was blown over by the wind, bringing with it an acidic odor that made everyone want to cough. “Our generation drinks polluted water but the next generation will be drinking poisoned water” said Wan Zhengyou...



...We found the Chenming Paper Factory discharge outlet and saw a very thick metal pipe discharging torrents of brownish red wastewater into the river. A large amount of white foam was forming on the surface of the river and flowing on towards the Dongfeng sluice gate. After arriving at the Dongfeng sluice gate we saw that the wastewater and white foam were able to flow directly and unhindered straight into the Yangtze. An elderly keeper of the sluice gate told us that at night the wastewater foam discharge was much greater and it often had a stench that was so bad he was unable to sleep... ...the amount of nickel discharged per year could be as much as 0.017 tons, 16.06 times the amount permitted...

...

Case 3 - Kaedar Electronics & Unimicron Electronics: Affected Citizens Kneel & Ask for Help

The company Kaedar Electronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Kaedar Electronics) is located in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. We came to know of Apple’s relationship with this company through a commercial bribery scandal. This company holds a 2006 pollution record in the Pollution Map Database...



...Kaedar Electronics’ main product is the outer casing and interior of notebook computers... According to the residents, [a] “poisonous gas” that is sometimes discharged [from the factory [and] they do not dare open their windows, otherwise they will wake in the middle of the night choking...



...in these ten years, the village’s stream that once had relatively clean water has now turned inky black [and] many people have fallen sick, with a sharp increase in the village’s cancer rates...



...During the investigation, the villagers spontaneously took water from the stream, pouring the water into a plastic bottle. Suffering from gastric cancer, Zhu Guifen, who has already had her stomach removed due to cancer, clutched a plastic bottle; along with more than ten middle-aged villagers they assembled in front of us. At that time, we were astonished by the scene in front of our camera. These ladies, with an average age of 55 suddenly and simultaneously fell to their knees, clutching the bottle of polluted water and pleaded “We beg you, help us! Help us ordinary people!”...



...since 2007, from just the No.8 section of Tongxin Village, the number of people who have suffered from cancer or died from cancer was more than nine, and the total population of the section of the village was less than 60...

...

Case 10 – Foxconn Chengdu: The Blood Stained iPad2

At around 19:00 on May 20th, 2011, there was a large explosion during production in the polishing workshop along the production line of the iPad 2 at Foxconn’s Hongfujin Chengdu factory. The explosion resulted in the death of two workers and injuries to 16 others. Not long after, another of the workers died from their injuries, bringing the total number of dead to three...



...The explosion was initially identified as having been caused by the buildup of aluminum dust inside a ventilation duct that was ignited when an electrical device was turned on... A dust explosion not only causes a huge blast but can also produce toxic gasses... Staff members who worked in the polishing workshop have said that “although we were wearing face-masks, our whole bodies were covered with the dust,” so it was obvious that the workshop’s dust control system had some problems.



...In delving deeper into the causes of the incident people were surprised to discover that this huge factory, made up of eight different factory buildings and covering an area of 250 acres was built in only 76 days... On March 2nd, 2010, Apple’s new product, the iPad 2 was unveiled... for the three months of July, August and September, a total of 4.19 million iPads were sold and Apple have said that if it wasn’t for a lack of supply they could have sold even more... Apple needed to urgently expand production output.



...The cost of Foxconn building their factory at such haste was the injuries to 18 young workers, three of whom are no longer with us, leaving behind broken families and endless sorrow. The fact that this company was able to pass an audit by a team led by the vice president in charge of manufacturing and then win the main global order for Apple’s iPad 2 should lead people to raise legitimate questions about Apple’s auditing process. However, these questions cannot be answered because Apple will neither proactively disclose information nor respond to queries regarding specific suppliers...



* * * * * * * * *

Apple has already made its decision to stand on the wrong side, to use the loopholes in China’s developing environmental management, to use polluting companies whilst sacrificing the environment and the communities at this expense, so as to continue to grab for their own super profits and in the meantime turn itself into a barrier to China’s pollution reduction. Consumers also need to make a choice.



We believe Apple’s consumers cannot accept the poisoning of the environment, the harm to communities and the sacrifice of employee rights in exchange for their fashionable IT products.

Compare and contrast: in America, the EPA is punishing farmers for made-up violations like dust and milk spills. The Labor Department is torturing Boeing for daring to build a factory in a right-to-work state. And various arms of the federal bureaucracy are terrorizing Gibson Guitars for importing wood -- legally -- from foreign countries.



Meanwhile, companies that manufacture overseas -- and/or are in bed with the administration -- appear to have not a care in the world.




Hat tip: Reuters.

"Perry Panic" [Dan from New York]

Dan from New York:

WSJ, NOTABLE & QUOTABLE, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Politico reporters Ben Smith and Maggie Haberman on liberals' 'Perry panic.'

Reporters Ben Smith and Maggie Haberman in Politico, Aug. 30:



[Rick] Perry panic has spread from the conference rooms of Washington, D.C., to the coffee shops of Brooklyn, with the realization that the conservative Texan could conceivably become the 45th president of the United States, a wave of alarm centering around Perry's drawling, small-town affect and stands on core cultural issues such as women's rights, gun control, the death penalty, and the separation of church and state. The epidemic of lefty angst isn't just a matter of specific Perry policies though; it goes to the heart of the liberal worldview. His smashing debut on the presidential stage suggests that the victory of an urban liberal Democrat, Barack Obama, wasn't a step toward a more progressive nation, but just a leftward swing of an increasingly wild pendulum, now poised to rocket to the right.



###



At the rate they’re going, liberals (and some Republicans too) will be plum out of Perry canards even before primary season rolls around. Good.

Larwyn's Linx: Incivility -- Obama Targets GOP for Fall Offensive

Have a great link you'd like me to review? Drop me an email. Bloggers: you can install a Larwyn's Linx blog widget!

Nation

Incivility: Obama Targets GOP for Fall Offensive: JWF

Palin, Perry, and Paranoia: AmSpec

Perry’s Rise Shows Small-Government Fires Still Burning: Strata



Updates On Obama, Palin Speeches; Obama Accepts 9/8 Date: Ace

West considers leaving CBC over Carson's remarks: Bruce

Bring Me The Head Of Willard Mitt Romney: Saints

Economy

DOJ Advises Gibson Guitar to Export Labor to Madagascar: RSM

Obama’s 7 New Regulations Will Cost U.S. Economy Billions: NewAm

'Cash-for-Clunkers' Guru New Head of Economic Advisers: Hewitt



Obama Announces Listening Tour of Flood-Ravaged Northeast: JWF

Waters bullies banks: We'll "tax them out of business": Malkin

The Stimulus that Dare Not Speak Its Name: Sundries



Cali: Parents to Fund Workers Comp, Paid Vacation for Babysitters: FN

White House Signals New Push for Value-Added Tax?: ATR

Is it time for the financial world to panic?: ZH

Climate & Energy

Obama Picks Gas Tax For First Round of Fiscal Fight: Fox

‘Green Jobs’ Solar Company Obama Touted Last Year Declares Bankruptcy: BigGovt

Media

Rush: Boehner should deny Obama’s request for congressional speech during GOP debate: Scoop

Don't be (too) evil: Vodkapundit

Jane Jamison, Great American, RIP: Atlas



AOL looking to Sell says Insiders: HuffPost Buy Doomed Company: Technorati

Looking for a handy Obama failure counter? There's an app for that: Lane

Liberal Blogger Admits He Fabricated Bachmann 'White People' Video: NB



WaPo's Rubin: An Especially Dumb Christie Effort: Riehl

NBC Interviews Cheney, Conveniently Pans to Moonbat’s Protest Sign: Powers

NYT: MSNBC “a Nonstop Lecture on Liberal Values”: Loesch

World

The Big Lie About Israel: IPT

Above the Tearline: Reconstructing the Monterrey Arson Attack from Surveillance Footage: Stratfor

FEC May Allow Foreign Born Muslim to Run for US President: Creeping



Perfect: Park51 Group Requests $5 Million In Federal Taxpayer Money For Their Victory Mosque: Ace

Muslim Amusement Park Madness: RWN

CIA Censors FBI Agent’s 9/11 Book: AllGov

Sci-Tech

Justice Dept. to block AT&T's T-Mobile deal: CNet

Fueling the brain with a milkshake: WSJ

Android nabs 41 percent share in U.S., study finds: CNet

Cornucopia

Photoshop fun: President O-bow-ma caves to Boehner: Malkin

Liberals' view of Darwin unable to evolve: Coulter

Feds Consulted Urban Dictionary In Threat Case: TSG



Image: Curmudgeonly & Skeptical

Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Michele Bachmann for President

QOTD: "His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it." --United States Office of Strategic Services, Psychological Profile of Adolf Hitler